Nvidia has more than halved its whitelist of approved Asian buyers for advanced AI chips, introducing on-site data-center inspections after Blackwell processors were found flowing to Chinese entities through third-country subsidiaries.
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Stripe and Advent Offer $53.4 Billion for PayPal in Largest Fintech Bid on Record
Stripe and Advent International offered $60.50 a share for PayPal — a 28% premium valuing the company at $53.4 billion — sending PayPal stock up 19% in the largest-ever fintech takeover approach.
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Fed Governor Cook Signals Rate Hike Readiness as US Inflation Hits 3.7%
Fed Governor Lisa Cook warned on July 15 that she is prepared to raise rates if inflation does not ease, with US prices running 3.7% year-on-year — five years above the 2% target.
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Ukraine Drones Knock Out Russia’s Last Untouched Refinery in Bashkortostan
Ukrainian drones flew 1,500 km into Russia overnight to disable both primary distillation units at Gazprom’s Salavat petrochemical complex, which processes 2.7% of Russia’s total oil refining capacity.
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Ebola Deaths Pass 700 in Eastern Congo as Outbreak Outpaces Response
The WHO says 80% of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown transmission chains, as the death toll passes 700 and the outbreak reaches neighbouring Uganda.
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Intel Commits €5 Billion to Ireland Fab to Scale AI Chip Supply
The Leixlip campus expansion will scale up Intel Xeon 6 production on the Intel 3 node, adding to more than €30 billion Intel has invested in Ireland since 1989.
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Softer June CPI Eases Rate-Hike Bets, Lifting Stocks and Gold
US June inflation came in at 3.5% annually with core CPI at 2.6%, pushing the S&P 500 up 0.38% to 7,543 and gold nearly 2% higher to $4,080 an ounce on Tuesday.
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China June Exports Jump 27% as AI Hardware and Tariff Rush Drive Record Surplus
Overseas shipments rose to $412 billion in June, well above analyst forecasts, with semiconductor prices more than doubling year-on-year and electric-vehicle exports up 70%.
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Ukraine Parliament Votes 258-1 to Dismiss Prime Minister Svyrydenko
Ukraine’s parliament voted 258-1 on Tuesday to dismiss Prime Minister Svyrydenko, as Zelenskyy repositioned his cabinet for a new phase of the war.
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Sara Duterte Trial Deepens as NBI Witness Cites Alleged Assassin Contact
The NBI’s second witness told the Philippine Senate that Sara Duterte’s alleged threats against President Marcos were serious and unprotected by free speech.